US, Russia to start nuke talks Thursday in Geneva

The Associated Press ,  Geneva   |  Wed, 11/12/2008 9:20 PM  |  World

The United States and Russia will begin talks Thursday on finding a successor deal to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that significantly cut American and Russian nuclear arsenals, an official said.

The talks will take place in the U.S. and Russian diplomatic missions in Geneva, a U.S. official said Wednesday. They will last until Nov. 21.

The START treaty signed by Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and U.S. President George H.W. Bush reduced nuclear warheads to about 6,000 apiece - cutting each country's arsenal by at least a quarter.

The accord expires on Dec. 5, 2009.

The Bush administration is seeking to assuage Russian concerns about U.S. missile defense plans in Europe, an issue that has damaged relations between the two powers.

The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to be quoted by name by media, said the American delegation was being led by Jerry A. Taylor, the State Department's director of strategic initiatives.

The Russian mission in Geneva confirmed the talks were taking place, but could not immediately provide any detail.
  
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